Professional Adviser is delighted to announce the launch of the new Working Lunches in partnership with Baillie Gifford and First State Investments. Travelling across the UK to provide valuable market insights for Senior Financial Advisers.

Despite the underperformance of fixed income we discuss in this Spotlight guide why the value proposition of the asset class hasn't gone away. In particular we review how the RLAM management team use existing, proven funds to actively manage consistent monthly income streams and adapt the portfolio to changing interest rate and credit market factors.

Within this guide, you will find some surprising survey results from FE, a selection of adviser opinions and some Architas views too. We hope this guide will provide you with some food for thought on this burning issue.

Heather Hopkins will be discussing the future of the platform sector at the inaugural PA360 conference on 24 April. Here she sets the scene by considering the issues of consolidation, pricing and regulation

Of course disruption is only painful for some - for others, it is a beautiful thing. The finance industry is witnessing the beginning of consolidation among platforms while, at the same time, new players...

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